Tillage
Conservation tillage has been widely promoted as a climate-smart approach towards sustainable food production.
Environment
The droughts and fires across Europe this summer led many to ask how farmers and vets can be better prepared for climate change.
Irish farmers are being advised to prepare for more frequent droughts in the coming years due to climate change, according to a new study.
Rural Life
Agriculture and rural areas are considered important for Europe's future by 95% of Europeans, while 93% say a stable food supply is crucial.
Opinion
I think it’s safe to confirm that climate change is a reality. What’s more, this process continues to build momentum
Farmers must be given the support to prepare for increasingly extreme weather, according to the Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC).
It is hard not to conclude that retail food prices are set to strengthen dramatically over the coming months.
A more balanced calving pattern within the dairy sector is needed if Irish agriculture is to confront the challenge of climate change.
The much-needed rains that fell in some parts of the country over the past few days are starting to eat into the soil moisture deficits
The ESRI study measured concern about climate change and willingness to act.
Extreme heat impacting on wheat crops as they reach the flowering stage can negatively impact on final yields.
Nine Irish farm-based projects are among those selected by SOILCRATES in the first wave of...
President Catherine Connolly paid tribute to a community project in Co. Kerry focused on growing food, being creative and protecting nature.
March currently has "the highest likelihood of above average rainfall" in the first three months of 2026 according to latest forecasts.
Minister Martin Heydon has welcomed the government's decision to approve a climate change adaptation plan for the agri-food sector.
Dairy
The West Kerry Dairy Farmers (WKDF) Sustainable Energy Community (SEC) has published a "learning brief" outlining its journey since 2020.
The Climate Change Advisory Council (CCAC) said the possibility of placing limits on the TAMS are "a cause for concern".
N.Ireland
Farmers for Action (FFA) is calling on Stormont agriculture minister, Andrew Muir MLA, to resign with immediate effect.
B+LNZ is leading a call by global agricultural organisations for countries to take a split-gas approach when reporting GHG emissions.
Agri-Business
The New Zealand government has decided to lower its 2050 target for reductions in biogenic methane emissions.
Researchers from University College Dublin (UCD) are seeking the views of farmers when it comes to climate change policy.
The Climate Change Advisory Council has today (September 3) called on the government to improve supports for solar photovoltaic (PV).
Summer 2025 has provisionally become the warmest for Ireland since records began in 1900, according to Met Éireann.
